Publius Vitellius the Younger

Publius Vitellius the Younger (died 31 AD) was a Roman general who served under Germanicus; he was the uncle of the Roman emperor Vitellius.

Biography
Publius Vitellius accompanied Germanicus on his second campaign in Germania in 15 AD, and he was given command of Legio II Augusta and Legio XIV Gemina during Germanicus' retreat. A year later, he was sent to Gaul to collect taxes. On Germanicus' suspicious death in 19 AD, he was among the prosecutors of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, and his eloquence led to Piso's conviction. He was later among the supporters of Sejanus, serving as his prefect of the military treasury until Sejanus' downfall in 31 AD, upon which Vitellius, fearing the worst, slit his wrists with a penknife and died soon after of natural causes.